BOOK REVIEW: ROOM BY EMMA DONOGHUE

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Title: Room
Author: Emma Donoghue
Published: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 352
Rating: 3/5

Summary:

A five year old boy and his mother lives in a small room, the only world the little boy has ever known, but as he's growing older and more curious, his mother starts looking for a way out.

Review:

I remember this book was everywhere a few years ago and I've had it on my shelves for quite some time. I'm glad I finally got to it, although I suspect I would've liked it more had I read it earlier, as I'd heard quite a lot of things about this book and kind of knew what was going to happen.

I think the strongest part of this book is the choice of perspective; we see the whole story through the eyes of the son, and the author is really good at capturing his voice, inner thoughts and his view of the world and the people around him. 

The book is split into two parts; the first is about life inside the room and the second is about it outside. I think both were good, but I thought the first part was the most intriguing. I did find that the book struggled to keep my attention though, and I think it's just because I found it a little predictable and somewhat repetitive after a while. 

I'm glad I finally got around to this though, it was worth the read even if it didn't blow me away. 

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